End-gate for wagons.



C. POLSON.

END GATE FOR WAGONS.

APPLICATION men SEPT.1.19I6.

1,2%2,860, Patented Oct. 9, 191?.

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END GATE FOR WAGONS.

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moved out'of the guide ways between the CARL POLSON, OF VERIVIILLION, KANSAS.

END-GATE FOR WAGONS.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL PQLSON, a citizen of Sweden, residing at Vermillion, in the county of Marshall and State of Kan sas, have invented new and useful Improvements in" End-Gates for lVagons, of which former Patent No. 1,173,857, issued Feb. 29,

In my previous patent, above referred to,

the end gateis held in positionat the rear end of the wagon body by means'of vertical securing strips pivoted to the inner. surface of the end gate. adjacent to the respective ends thereof and normally projecting at right angles to the end gate and-having. the outer" surface formedwith vertical ribs respectively designed to engage in ways formed between pairs of vertical guide strips securedto the inner faces of the respective side boards of the wagon box at the rear end thereof. K These vert calj securing strips are capable of inward swinglng movement onto the rear faceof the end gate guide strips so that the latter may be removed from the wagon box.

ends of levers thatwork in slots formed in the respective extremities of the end gate and the other ends of these levers are dis;

posed upon the outer side of the end gate and when the levers are swung in one direc-.

tion the vertical securing strips are actuated torelease thelgate; while when the levers are actuated in the other direction, the ribs on the securing strips are connected in the spaces between the guide strips tohold the the gate, while whenjthe bar is swung in the other direction, the levers'are actuated to h d he ateus. b t e r ar onr le rom ield b t. he b na i the gate to be" quickly'and conveniently se Specification of Letters Patent.

The vertical secur ng str ps are connected to the inner Patented Oct. 9, an.

Application filed September 1, 1916. Serial No. 118,108.

cured in position and released. This operating bar is equipped with suitable locking means whereby the levers may be locked in holding position so as to prevent accidental disconnection of the end gate from the wagon'body.

The invention also contemplates the provision of novel means for holding the sections of the end gate together when swung to scoop formation and of improved hinge connections between the lower edge of the end gate and the bottom of the wagon body so that the end gate may be swung to scoop forming position, or detached from the wagon box.

The invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter set forth in and falling within the scopeof the appended claims In the accompanying drawings Figure lis a rear end view ofa wagon box equipped with an end gate constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 is fragmentary top plan view of the same. i p

Fig.8. is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view through the box and end gate.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary transverse sec tionalview therethrough.

Fig. 5 is a similar view taken at right angles to Fig. &i 1

Fig. 6 is a" fragmentary side elevation showingthe means for reinforcing the side boards of the wagon. box and the means for holding the end gate infiscoop'forming posi-i tion.

Referring now to the drawings in detail 1 designates; awagon box of'any suitable construction; Secured to the inner faces of the side boards of the box 1 at the rear ends thereof are pairs of vertical guide strips 2, the strips of. each pair being spaced apart to form a guide way. 3 designates an end gate designed to close the rear end of the box 1' andof' a length to fit nicely between the side boards of the wagon box. Pivoted to the inner surface fof the end gate 3 ad jacent" to the" respective ends thereof are vertical securing-striped normally project.

ing at right angles to, the end gate and having the outer surfaces formed with vertical ribs 5 designed to. engage in the ways between the strips 2 when the'securing strips are atrightangles to the end gate so as to.

hold the-endgatein position at'the rear end of the wagon box. Thesestripsd arecapable;

of inward swinging movement onto the rear surfaceof the end gate and when swung inwardly the ribs 5 are moved out of the n guide ways between the guide strips 2 to release the end gate so that the latter may be removed, from the wagon boX. Inthe present instance, the respective extremities of the end gate 3 are formed with slots 6 and working within the slots '6 are levers 7,

each having one end fastened to the pIQXi: mate edgeof the adjacent strip 1 and the other end portion disposed upon the outer side ofthe end gate. These levers 7, when swung outwardly from the end gate, actuate the strips 4- inwardly onto the inner. surface of the end gate, to release the latter, while when the levers are swung toward the outer surface of the end gate, the strips .4 are swung outwardly to engage'the ribs 5 in the ways between the guide strips 2.

In the present instance, the end gate 3 is formed of top and bottom sections 8, 8 respectively and these sections are'identlcal in construction and equipped, respectively,

with the securing strips and the levers. EX- tending across the outer sldeofeach section are rodsb9, 9 having thev outer ends formed -to engage the outer surfaces of the side boards of the'wa'gon at therear end thereof and the inner endspivotallyconnected to an operating bar 10. The rods 9, 9 are pivotally connected to the outer ends of the respective levers 7 so that when such rodsare moved in one direction under the action of the bars 10, the levers will be actuated to disengage the ribs from the guide'ways and movethe outer ends of the rods out ofiengagement with the side boards of the .wagon,thereby releasing the end gate. On the other hand,

when the bar 10 is swung in the opposite direction, the'rods 9 areactuatedto swing the levers and the supporting strip to, en-

gagetheribs} in the spaces between the guide strips, and theouter ends of the rods engage the side boards of the wagon, there-y bysecurely'fastening' the end gate in position at the rear end or theflwagon body. In

the present instance, one edge ,of the bar 10 is formedwwith notches 11, vwhilemounted upon one of the rods 9 is-a strap iron 12de- I signed to engage the notched edge of the bar to holdthelatter in end gatelocking.position.

fl he lower edge of thelbottom section of thejend gate at the corners thereof is cut outand in these out out; portions are horizontally disposed sleeves 13 carried by plates 7 13 securedtothe lower edge of the bottom section of the end gate and acting to close the cutout portion. Rotatably mounted in each sleeve 13 is a rod 14; having one end projecting out of the sleeve and'formed with l a transverse bore. 15. Rotatably mounted in each bore15 is a rod 16, having one end formed to provide a lug 17 adapted to engage in the lower end of the adjacent way formed by the strips 2 and the outer end.

formed'to provide a handle18. When the rods.16;,areswung1in one direction under the action of the handles 18 the lugs 17 engage in the lower ends of the ways formed by the strips 2 below the ribs 5 and so hold end gate may be swung outwardly and downwardly when relieved of the influence of the ribs 5 on the strips 4. t On the other hand, when the rods are swung in the opposite direction under theaction of thehandles,

the rods 1a to the wagon box so that the thelugs- 17 are moved. out of the respective i guide ways so that theend gate maybe i .80

bodily removed from the. wagon body when the holding ribs 5 are withdrawn fr'om the respective guide ways under the action of the levers 7 rods'9 and bars 10.

In order to hold both. sections 8, 8 of the end gate so that such sections may be moved simultaneously, levers 19, 19 are pivoted between'their ends adjacent to the'respective extremities of the upper section of the end gate and one edge of each lever adj acent'to the upper end thereof is ii'ormed with a notch 20, while the opposite end, adjacent to the lower edge, is formed with 'a .notch 21. When the levers 19 are swung across the sec tions of the end gate the upper notches. 20 engage pins 22 carried by the top section, while the lower notches engage pins 23 carried by the bottom section. Each pin 23 is preferably guarded by a" plate 24 that is. spaced apart from the adjacent portion of] I theend gate to form a space to receive the corresponding end of the; lever. When the levers1'9, 1 9 are in inactive position, theyextend acrossthe top section of the end gateand are arranged end to endand thev notches 21 engage lugs '25 on the topsection of the end: gate. to hold the levers againstlacci-f dental movement. 7

The members 26 connection of the rods 14.

vertical edges thereof are guards 27 that act to guide the .inaterial along the end gate when the latter is swung toscoop boardpo-f sition, 28, 28 indicate rods, each havingv one end formed with a hook engaged in a bear? ing 30 carriedby the top section of the end gate and the other" endQportionTpassed through the legs of, a; U-shaped support :31 pivoted upon the-adjacent sideboard of the wagon at the upper edge thereof. These" rods 28 .areformedwith transverse openings Detachably connected to the inner surt'ate.v of the endgate j t to the respective.

prevent dis-- 28 may be disposed in vertical position when the end gate is closed.

In the present instance, an additional section is secured to the upper edge of the upper section 8 and this additional section carries the bearings 30.

Vhile I have herein shown and described the preferred form of my invention by way of illustration, I wish it to be understood that I do not limit or confine myself to the precise details of construction herein described and delineated, as modification and variation may be made within the scope of the claims and without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim: I

1. In end gate construction, the combination with a vehicle body, of an end gate mounted on the bottom of the body between the sides thereof and hinge connections between said end gate and sides of the body, each connection comprising a horizontal rod notatably secured to the end gate adjacent its lower edge, a second rod secured to and extending at right angles with said first mentioned rod, said second mentioned rod being Gopies of this patent may be obtained for formed on its inner end with means for engagement with the side of the body, the second mentioned rod being rotatable to disengage said last mentioned means from the body 2. In end gate construction, the combination with a vehicle body having vertical channels formed on the side walls thereof, of an end gate having its lower corners cut away to form recesses and hinge connections between said end gate and body, each connection comprising a sleeve positioned in one of said recesses and having a horizontal axis, a rod rotatably mounted in said sleeve extending beyondone end thereof and lying entirely within said recess, the rod being formed in its projected end with a trans verse opening, a shaft extending through said transverse opening having a crank handle on one end thereof, and means on the other end of said rod for removable engagement in one of the channels formed on the side walls of the body.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

CARL POLSON.

five cents each, by addressing the commissioner -of Patents, Washington, D. 0. 

